Hands and sword
A statue of St Michael the archangel guards the grave of Viscount Bridport at the church in Cricket St Thomas in Somerset.
General Alexander Nelson Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, 4th Duke of Bronté was a soldier and later a courtier for Prince Albert, then Queen Victoria and Edward VII. He was the great nephew of Horatio Nelson. Although he was buried in the churchyard of the Cricket St Thomas estate, by the time of his death in 1904, Bridport had sold the house and grounds.
Rather discoloured now, the large white statue has at times been laid flat on the grave to avoid scaring visitors to the church.
Hands and sword
A statue of St Michael the archangel guards the grave of Viscount Bridport at the church in Cricket St Thomas in Somerset.
General Alexander Nelson Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, 4th Duke of Bronté was a soldier and later a courtier for Prince Albert, then Queen Victoria and Edward VII. He was the great nephew of Horatio Nelson. Although he was buried in the churchyard of the Cricket St Thomas estate, by the time of his death in 1904, Bridport had sold the house and grounds.
Rather discoloured now, the large white statue has at times been laid flat on the grave to avoid scaring visitors to the church.